Mourinho to “sign on Monday”
May 25, 2008
Football Italia has revealed that Jose Mourinho will sign a contract with Inter Milan on Monday follwong a protracted absence from football. Mourinho has been without a job since leaving Chelsea early this year but now he looks set to get back into football management and Inter is the team to offer him a deal.
Football Italia has also revealed that Jose Mourinho sent a text message to Chelsea player Michel Essien telling him about the contract which he will “sign on Monday.” The Special One then added that he hoped Essien would one day join him at the San Siro.
Massimo Moratti wanted to hire Mourinho because of his Champions League experience due to Mancini’s inability to produce results on the European stage. The Inter boss is desperate to with the prestigious competition and believes that the former Chelsea boss is the one to take his team there.
Roma gain Inter revenge in Cup
May 25, 2008
AS Roma retained the Italian Cup after a 2-1 victory over Champions Inter Milan at the Stadio Olimpico here on Saturday to gain revenge for their defeat in the Serie A title race.
Goals from French centre-back Philippe Mexes and Italy midfielder Simone Perrotta sealed a ninth cup success, making them the most successful team in Italian cup history, alongside Juventus.
Inter substitute Vitor Pele scored a goal that even his more illustrious namesake - the Brazilian legend who won three World Cups - would have been proud of with a stunning 30-yard volley into the top corner that left Roma’s Brazilian goalkeeper Doni rooted to the spot.
The two sides have contested the last four cup finals and Roma squared the recent mini-series following Inter’s victories in 2005 and 2006.
The defeat, which could be Inter coach Roberto Mancini’s last in charge of the nerazzurri if Italian press reports are to be believed, denied him an incredible 11th cup success as a player and coach.
Roma were clearly the more hyped of the teams from the off as they looked to make up for last weekend’s Scudetto disappointment.
Inter had the first shot on target through Serbian midfielder Dejan Stankovic but most of the action happened at the other end of the field.
French winger Ludovic Giuly was wildly off target when well placed and Perrotta had a shot blocked by Romanian centre-back Cristian Chivu.
But Roma took the lead on 35 minutes through a clever corner routine that caught Inter napping.
Chile midfielder David Pizarro crossed to the near post and Mexes timed his run perfectly before flicking the ball into the roof of the net.
At this point Inter - who were being cheered on by just a few thousand of their fans, leaving an entire end almost empty in the stadium - seemed barely interested.
And they fell two behind just after the restart as Perrotta ran at the heart of a defence that was backing off and played a one-two with Montenegro striker Mirko Vucinic before slotting into an empty goal with Inter’s veteran second-choice goalkeeper Francesco Toldo drawn out of position.
Inter were furious as they thought their Brazilian midfielder Cesar had been fouled in the build up.
That finally sparked them into life and Portuguese midfielder Pele’s thunderbolt got them right back in the match.
Inter almost equalised moments later but Argentine centre-back Nicolas Burdisso’s header came back off the post.
Inter threw everything but the kitchen sink at Roma after that but created nothing to suggest they might score. Tellingly, though, their players hardly looked upset at the finish.
AC Milan deny Kaka Olympics chance (SN)
May 19, 2008
AC Milan have told Brazil that they will not release star midfielder Kaka to take part in the Beijing Olympics football tournament in August.
The club said in a statement on its website that while it would agree to release players such as Alexandre Pato and Rodrigo Digao, who are both under 23 years, it would never agree to release players who were older than that.
Each country qualified for the Olympics tournament has the right to select three players who are older than 23 years in their squad.
“The club feels that it is unfair that Kaka, who is already part of the Brazilian national team is included for official game in the Olympic squad,” AC Milan said.
The 25-year-old World footballer of the Year in 2007 has signed a new deal with the Italian giants which will see him stay at the club until 2013.
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